Springfield, OhioMarch 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

On March 11, 1958, two observers reported sighting an unidentified flying object over Springfield, Ohio. Major Huke from WPAFB called the Strategic Defense Operations office at 9:30 p.m. to report the sighting. The observers noted steady and rotating lights under overcast conditions. One sighting occurred over Springfield overnight. The observers believed the object was probably conventional aircraft, but the Air Force could not provide a definitive explanation based on the limited data presented. The case evaluation remained unknown.

Reported location

Springfield, Ohio

Date of incident

March 1958

State / country

OH / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 32

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 11 Mar 58
2. LOCATION: Springfield, Ohio
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local [blank] GMT not given
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual (checked), Ground-Radar, Air-Visual, Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS: Yes (unchecked), No (checked)
6. SOURCE: Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: not given
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: not given
9. COURSE: not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Two different observers sighted obj over Springfield. No further info available. Sparse info presented indicates rptrs observed conventional a/c & steady rotating lights under overcast conditions.
11. COMMENTS: A/C according to limited data presented.
12. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon (unchecked), Probably Balloon (unchecked), Possibly Balloon (unchecked), Was Aircraft (unchecked), Probably Aircraft (unchecked), Possibly Aircraft (unchecked), Was Astronomical (unchecked), Probably Astronomical (unchecked), Possibly Astronomical (unchecked), Insufficient Data for Evaluation (unchecked), Unknown (unchecked)

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28977427